The only reason people would want that quite unremarkable bridge is to sell the metal. I guess IL is just going through the motions to be able to say that they tried. Maybe to fend off misguided preservationists.

Some structures are notable and should be preserved. Some are just tools of the time and outlive their worthiness.

How did Iowa get a government that is wise enough to plan, budget, and act years in advance in order to replace an aging bridge?

Here in California we barely maintain old decrepit bridges so we can drive more and more cars across them everyday until they fall. Then and only then we react and come up with hasty emergency plans for replacement bridges. When we do replace a downed bridge its sure to cost too much and barely handle current needs much less look ahead to likely future needs. Plus they feature the inefficient and inelegant architecture of old designs that are the earmarks of rushed government projects. I hear Minnesota and Washington also run their bridges this way.

So knock it off Iowa you are making us look bad. If you wait until a bridge collapses you wont have to try giving it away.

Too bad they couldn't try something like that with the nine-span in Hammond, IN. They said it might have once been the longest bridge over land in the world at one point. They started tearing it down about a month ago.

leevis:Too bad they couldn't try something like that with the nine-span in Hammond, IN. They said it might have once been the longest bridge over land in the world at one point. They started tearing it down about a month ago.

I thought they did.

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